--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 24.17 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 289.37 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0865 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0776 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to ki4mee: 24.17 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 109.14 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2633 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2562 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between ki4mee and kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 107.58 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 156.68 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 49.10 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 9.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.78 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.96 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9246 N, 82.2855 W, 1.94 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.9230 N, 82.2799 W, 2.28 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.9214 N, 82.2743 W, 2.62 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.9212 N, 82.2735 W, 2.67 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9210 N, 82.2727 W, 2.71 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9207 N, 82.2719 W, 2.76 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9120 N, 82.2414 W, 4.59 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9114 N, 82.2390 W, 4.73 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9111 N, 82.2382 W, 4.78 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.2374 W, 4.83 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.2366 W, 4.88 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9104 N, 82.2358 W, 4.93 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9100 N, 82.2342 W, 5.02 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9098 N, 82.2334 W, 5.07 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.2326 W, 5.12 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9093 N, 82.2318 W, 5.17 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9015 N, 82.2045 W, 6.80 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9013 N, 82.2037 W, 6.85 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9011 N, 82.2029 W, 6.90 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9008 N, 82.2021 W, 6.95 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9006 N, 82.2013 W, 7.00 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9004 N, 82.2005 W, 7.04 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9001 N, 82.1997 W, 7.09 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8999 N, 82.1989 W, 7.14 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8997 N, 82.1981 W, 7.19 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8995 N, 82.1973 W, 7.24 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8220 N, 81.9275 W, 23.45 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.8218 N, 81.9267 W, 23.49 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 426.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 14188.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 5899.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.